Growing up in Daytona Beach, Florida, Swoon naturally drawn to New York and the vivacious life and streetwise grit that it exuded in the ‘90s, Swoon found herself exposed to numerous artistic points of view all of which thrilled her: Richard Serra, Gordon Matta-Clark, and graffiti writer Rift, not to mention German expressionism. As a result, Swoon went outside. She started doing street art characterized by paste-ups and cutouts of human figures. The images are immediately striking and culturally provocative, arguably exhibiting a more conceptual take on modern street art. As an artist always looking to reach into new areas of creativity, Swoon started branching out of her comfort zone just as she gaining serious notoriety as a street artist. This fearlessness for taking on big ideas has grabbed the attention of MoMA, which has started collecting Swoon’s work.